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286 This 30th day of November 1876, George H. Ward personally
appeared before me and in his capacity of administrator
acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to
be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Charles Leposs Town Clerk
Received for record Nov 30th 1876 at 1 o'clock PM
and recorded by Charles Leposs Town Clerk
KNOW All men by these presents That I
George H. Ward of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island aforesaid, Administrator on the estate of
George H. Morse late of said Charlestown, deceased, by virtue
of authority vested in me by the Court of Probate of said
Town of Charlestown, and for and in consideration of the sum
of three thousand eighty seven dollars to me paid to
Charles H. Burdick of said Charlestown, he being the
highest bidder at a public auction of the estate hereby
conveyed on the fourteenth day of October AD 1876, the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge of do hereby in
my capacity of Administrator bargain and sell and convey
unto him the said Charles H. Burdick with his heirs and assigns
forever the whole right title and interest which the
said George H. Morse at the time of his decease had in and
to a certain tract of land situate in said Charlestown
containing six acres more or less bounded Northerly by
the highway known as the "Post Road" Easterly by the
highway extending from Cove's mills to the salt pond
Southerly by said Morse land and Westerly by land formerly
owned by said George H. Morse and this day deeded to
said Charles H. Burdick by me as Administrator,
to have and to hold the aforementioned premises with
all the buildings privileges and appurtenances thereof
to him the said Charles H. Burdick his heirs and
assigns forever tips and their only use benefit and behoof
forever. In witness whereof I have hereunto in my
said capacity set my hand and seal this Thirtieth day
of November AD 1876.
In presence of
Alfred Collins
Charles Leposs
George H. Ward All
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State of Rhode Island to wit
Washington Ss
In Charlestown this 8th day
of November 1826, George W. Ward personally appeared before
me signed in this capacity of Administrator, acknowledged
the foregoing instrument Hythrum signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Received for record Nov 8th 1826 at 1 o'clock PM
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Release of Mortgage Joseph H. Cores of Charlestown in the County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island on the 27th day
of February 1815 mortgage and speculated to John C. Greene
Nathaniel Greene, John Coltery, and Walter Berry all of
South Kingstown in the county and state aforesaid, a deed
of mortgage of certain Real Estate hereinafter described for the
purpose of securing the payment of a negotiable promissory
note for the sum of two thousand, one hundred and eleven
dollars and seventy cents bearing date with said
deed of mortgage and made payable to said John C. Greene,
Nathaniel Greene John Coltery and Walter Berry or order
with interest which said deed of mortgage is recorded in
said Charlestown in Book No. 2, Land Evidence in said
Town pages 790 & 791, etc. and in which said mortgage were
certain figures of acreage in case of default in the payment
of said Note. And whereas default was made in the
payment of said note and said default continued for
more than ten days, And whereas the said Mortgage
advertised said mortgaged premises for sale in the
Sarragassett Times, a public newspaper printed in
South Kingstown for more than twenty days prior to the
day of sale and after the expiration of said term of
ten days. And whereas at the public auction
held in pursuance of said advertisement on the thirtieth
day of October A.D. 1826, Daniel M. Burdick of said
Charlestown, being the highest bidder for said mortgaged
premises became the purchaser thereof for the sum of
three hundred eighty seven 50/100 dollars
Now Therefore Know all men that we the said
John C. Greene, Nathaniel Greene, John C. Berry, and
Walter Berry for and in consideration of said sum of
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